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+ Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 – July 13, 1954) was an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Grantland Rice Story, The

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Please enjoy these 52 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
N/A	ep 25 uncle remus and some others	+ Program #25. Thesaurus syndication. "Uncle Remus and Some Others". Jimmy Powers reads from Grann...
N/A	ep 26 my friend joe louis	+ Program #26. Thesaurus syndication. "My Friend, Joe Louis". Jimmy Powers reads from Granny's boo...
N/A	ep 27 sport films	+ Program #27. Thesaurus syndication. "Sports Films". Rod Warren (a former football player at Penn...
N/A	ep 28 sports writers	+ Program #28. Thesaurus syndication. "Sports Writers". Stories about Granny's fellow sports write...
N/A	ep 29 bantam ben hogan	+ Program #29. Thesaurus syndication. "Bantam Ben Hogan". Jimmy Powers reads from Granny's book, "...
N/A	ep 30 through the mists	+ Program #30. Thesaurus syndication. "Through The Mists". Granny's musings about sports and life.
N/A	ep 31 polos greatest	+ Program #31. Thesaurus syndication. "Polo's Greatest". Jimmy Powers speaks with Deveraux Millbur...
N/A	ep 32 jim thorpe	+ Program #32. Thesaurus syndication. "Jim Thorpe". A well-written biography about a tragic sports...
N/A	ep 33 tv and sport	+ Program #33. Thesaurus syndication. "TV and Sport". Guest Asa Buchnell (Commissioner of the East...
N/A	ep 34 knute rockne	+ Program #34. Thesaurus syndication. "Knute Rockne". Jimmy Powers interviews Jim Crowley, one of ...
N/A	ep 35 grannys own voice	+ Program #35. Thesaurus syndication. "Granny's Own Voice". A program of recordings by Grantland R...
N/A	ep 36 an appraisal of the game football	+ Program #36. Thesaurus syndication. "An Appraisal Of This Game Football".
N/A	ep 37 turkey hunting	+ Program #37. Thesaurus syndication. "Turkey Hunting". An interesting narrative. It's not as easy...
N/A	ep 38 the man who hates to lose	+ Program #38. Thesaurus syndication. "The Man Who Hates To Lose". The story of Arthur "Greasy" Ne...
N/A	ep 39 gene tunney 2nd installment	+ Program #39. Thesaurus syndication. "Gene Tunney, Second Installment". Guest Gene Tunney remembe...
N/A	ep 40 red blaik of ary	+ Program #40. Thesaurus syndication. "Red Blaik Of Army".
N/A	ep 41 the mighty mites	+ Program #41. Thesaurus syndication. "The Mighty Mites". Stories about coaches at small colleges....
N/A	ep 42 writers and pals	+ Program #42. Thesaurus syndication. "Writers and Pals". Guest Toots Shor remembers Granny and th...
N/A	ep 43 ed furgols greatest victory	+ Program #43. Thesaurus syndication. "Ed Furgol's Greatest Victory". Ed won the 1954 Open, with a...
N/A	ep 45 the sports public and ted williams	+ Program #45. Thesaurus syndication. "The Sports Public and Ted Williams". Despite the title, Jim...
N/A	ep 46 ruths homer	+ Program #46. Thesaurus syndication. "Ruth's Homer". Granny's version of what happened the time B...
N/A	ep 47 the big game	+ Program #47. Thesaurus syndication. "The Big Game". The important football rivalries of the past...
N/A	ep 48 what makes a competitor	+ Program #48. Thesaurus syndication. "What Makes A Competitor". The show includes the story of Bo...
N/A	ep 49 famous football coaches	+ Program #49. Thesaurus syndication. "Famous Football Coaches". The program includes a 1947 recor...
N/A	ep 50 the uncrowned champs	+ Program #50. Thesaurus syndication. "The Uncrowned Champs".

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Grantland Rice is one of broadcasting's first sports announcers. He announced the first broadcast of a World Series in 1921 that was held at the Polo Grounds in New York. While covering football games, it was Rice that originated the name, "The Four Horsemen" to describe the Notre Dame team's backfield. During the 1930's Rice provided football scores on the Cities Service Concerts for NBC-Radio. Host of Sportsman Club (Sports Stories) on CBS-Radio (1943-1944). Other radio programs Rice appeared on include The Coca-Cola Hour; Collier's Radio Hour; Country Club Of The Air.

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